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Live updates: Trump administration limits refugee admissions to mostly white South Africans President Donald Trump's administration is restricting the number of refugees it admits into the country to 7,500, and they will mostly be white South Africans.

Trump limits refugee admissions to only white South Africans

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DOD can’t say who it killed in military strikes against drug smugglers Lawmakers left frustrated after a classified briefing with department officials.

DOD can’t say who it killed in military strikes against alleged drug smugglers

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Critics question whether White House, contractors 'cut corners' on asbestos safety in East Wing demolition Critics are questioning if the demolition of the White House East Wing adhered to federal health and safety standards, including those governing the handling of asbestos.

White House, contractors 'cut corners' on asbestos safety in East Wing demolition

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DOGE staffer set to replace Admiral leading Navy’s research office

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Top Trump Officials Are Moving Onto Military Bases Stephen Miller, Marco Rubio, Kristi Noem, and others have taken over homes that until recently housed senior officers.

Top Trump Officials Are Moving Onto Military Bases
Stephen Miller, Marco Rubio, Kristi Noem, & others have taken over homes that until recently housed senior officers.

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Deadliest day in Gaza since ceasefire as Israel launches wave of strikes, accusing Hamas of breaching truce | CNN Israeli strikes in Gaza killed at least 104 people, including dozens of children, the enclave’s health authorities said on Wednesday, marking the deadliest day since the beginning of the ceasefire cha...

Deadliest day in Gaza since ceasefire as Israel launches wave of strikes.

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Trump says he could send "Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines" into U.S. cities "if it was necessary" President Trump claimed he has the authority to send U.S. military branches to patrol U.S. cities, but said that isn't necessary at this point.

Trump says he could send "Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines" into U.S. cities "if he decides it was necessary"

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Extremists exploit political ‘trigger events’ to recruit people online, says study NYU report monitored social feeds and found groups call for retaliatory action after politically motivated violent events

Right wing Extremists exploit political ‘trigger events’ to recruit people online,

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U.S. military officials required to sign NDAs tied to Latin America mission: Reuters Lawmakers in Congress say they are being kept in the dark about key aspects of a military buildup that Venezuela fears may lead to an invasion.

U.S. military officials Now required to sign NDAs tied to Latin America mission:

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Trump orders Pentagon to start testing nuclear weapons 'on an equal basis' with other countries The U.S. voluntarily halted nuclear explosive testing in 1992, though it has the ability to restart tests at a site in Nevada.

Trump orders Pentagon to start testing nuclear weapons '

The U.S. voluntarily halted nuclear explosive testing in 1992, though it has the ability to restart tests at a site in Nevada

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DOJ indicts Democratic congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh over ICE protests Abughazaleh called the charges "yet another attempt by the Trump administration to criminalize protest and punish those who dare to speak up."

DOJ indicts Democratic congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh over peaceful ICE protests
Abughazaleh called the charges "yet another attempt by Trump to criminalize protest & punish those who dare to speak up."

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Jury Acquits Man Accused of Soliciting Trump’s Murder on Bluesky A jury took about two hours Tuesday to acquit a man accused of soliciting President Donald Trump’s assassination on social media, a setback for the Justice Department office led by Trump’s newly-insta...

Jury Acquits Man Accused of Soliciting Trump’s Murder on Bluesky

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US Citizen and Construction Worker Asks Federal Court to Immediately Halt Unconstitutional Raids - Institute for Justice MOBILE, Ala.—Leo Garcia Venegas, an American citizen and construction worker in south Alabama, yesterday asked a federal court to immediately halt unconstitutional raids and detentions […]

US Citizen and Construction Worker Asks Federal Court to Immediately Halt Unconstitutional Raids

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Stephen Miller opened a drawer on the Oval Office and said
"This drawer is filled with executive orders that I will implement in Trump's second term, it will be a shock & awe campaign against the American people."

White House urged firing live bombs, not dummies, for Navy celebration, AP sources say The White House pressed Navy officials to launch 2,000-pound live bombs instead of dummy explosives during a recent military demonstration for the service’s 250th anniversary celebration that Presiden...

Trump urged firing live bombs, not dummies, for Navy celebration,

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White House urged firing live bombs, not dummies, for Navy celebration, AP sources say The White House pressed Navy officials to launch 2,000-pound live bombs instead of dummy explosives during a recent military demonstration for the service’s 250th anniversary celebration that Presiden...

Trump urged firing live bombs, not dummies, for Navy celebration,

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Agriculture secretary accused of unlawfully refusing to use emergency fund to prevent food stamp disruption – as it happened Democracy Defenders Fund says Brooke Rollins is legally obliged to use $5bn SNAP contingency fund to continue benefits for 42 million Americans

Trump's Agriculture secretary accused of unlawfully refusing to use emergency fund to prevent food stamp disruption –

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CNN boss told staff they Must scale back White House demolition coverage:

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Navy launches review of Marines’ and sailors’ personal social media posts The Department of the Navy will be reviewing whether sailors’ and Marines’ social media posts have been “misaligned” with official guidance.

At Pete Hegseth's direction Navy launches review of Marines’ & sailors’ personal social media posts to assure they align with Trump

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Trump fires board that oversees D.C. construction projects, as he plans major changes to White House President Trump fired all six sitting members of a board that oversees architecture in D.C., as he plans a slate of major building projects — including a massive White House ballroom.

Trump fires entire board that oversees D.C. construction projects, as he plans more major changes to White House

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White House fires arts commission expected to review Trump construction projects The move comes as President Donald Trump pursues efforts to build a White House ballroom and a triumphal arch in Washington.

Trump fires arts commission expected to review Trump construction projects
The move comes asTrump pursues efforts to build a White House ballroom and a triumphal arch in Washington

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Trump threatens to send ‘more than National Guard’ to US cities. We will need Army & Marine Forces to control U.S. cities

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Trump administration says emergency funds can't be used to keep SNAP benefits going The Trump administration now says it won't use a contingency fund to pay SNAP benefits to about 1 in 8 Americans in November, a departure from earlier guidance announced before the shutdown.

Trump says emergency funds won't be used to keep SNAP benefits going, though he could if he wanted

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What happens if Antifa is labeled a foreign terrorist organization : Consider This from NPR In a public roundtable, President Trump asked his secretary of state, Marco Rubio, to apply the designation to Antifa.NPR's Ryan Lucas reports that it could have enormous consequences, including makin...

What happens if Antifa is labeled a foreign terrorist organization?
Trump will use it as a justification to just kill Americans he labels ANTIFA, Just like he's doing with boats, he labeled terrorists, murdering them indiscriminately without a shred of evidence

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More Trump lies, propaganda & total bullshit

A Confederate statue toppled in Washington, D.C., in 2020 has been reinstalled A statue of Confederate general Albert Pike, which had been pulled down during the Black Lives Matter movement, has been put back up in Washington, D.C.'s Judiciary Square.

A Confederate statue removed in Washington, D.C., in 2020 has been reinstalled by Trump

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Hegseth won’t meet troops with beards during South Korea trip Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has cracked down on shaving waivers since taking charge of the Pentagon in January.

Hegseth refuses to meet troops with beards during South Korea trip
Service members with shaving waivers are not allowed to attend a meeting with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth this week in South Korea.

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Trump, 79, Looks Frail as He Tries to Avoid a Fall on Asia Tour The president’s health is under renewed scrutiny after he admitted to having an MRI scan during a visit to Walter Reed medical center.

Trump, 79, Looks Frail as He Tries to Avoid a Fall on Asia Tour

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